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• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A22—BUTCHERING; MEAT TREATMENT; PROCESSING POULTRY OR FISH
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  • A23—FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS; TREATMENT THEREOF, NOT COVERED BY OTHER CLASSES
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  • A23L13/42—Additives other than enzymes or microorganisms in meat products or meat meals
  • A23L13/428—Addition of flavours, spices, colours, amino acids or their salts, peptides, vitamins, yeast extract or autolysate, nucleic acid or derivatives, organic acidifying agents or their salts or acidogens, sweeteners, e.g. sugars or sugar alcohols; Addition of alcohol-containing products
• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A23—FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS; TREATMENT THEREOF, NOT COVERED BY OTHER CLASSES
  • A23L—FOODS, FOODSTUFFS, OR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASSES A21D OR A23B-A23J; THEIR PREPARATION OR TREATMENT, e.g. COOKING, MODIFICATION OF NUTRITIVE QUALITIES, PHYSICAL TREATMENT; PRESERVATION OF FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS, IN GENERAL
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  • A23L13/40—Meat products; Meat meal; Preparation or treatment thereof containing additives
  • A23L13/42—Additives other than enzymes or microorganisms in meat products or meat meals
  • A23L13/43—Addition of vegetable fats or oils; Addition of non-meat animal fats or oils; Addition of fatty acids
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  • A23—FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS; TREATMENT THEREOF, NOT COVERED BY OTHER CLASSES
  • A23L—FOODS, FOODSTUFFS, OR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASSES A21D OR A23B-A23J; THEIR PREPARATION OR TREATMENT, e.g. COOKING, MODIFICATION OF NUTRITIVE QUALITIES, PHYSICAL TREATMENT; PRESERVATION OF FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS, IN GENERAL
  • A23L17/00—Food-from-the-sea products; Fish products; Fish meal; Fish-egg substitutes; Preparation or treatment thereof
• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A23—FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS; TREATMENT THEREOF, NOT COVERED BY OTHER CLASSES
  • A23L—FOODS, FOODSTUFFS, OR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASSES A21D OR A23B-A23J; THEIR PREPARATION OR TREATMENT, e.g. COOKING, MODIFICATION OF NUTRITIVE QUALITIES, PHYSICAL TREATMENT; PRESERVATION OF FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS, IN GENERAL
  • A23L17/00—Food-from-the-sea products; Fish products; Fish meal; Fish-egg substitutes; Preparation or treatment thereof
  • A23L17/40—Shell-fish
• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A23—FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS; TREATMENT THEREOF, NOT COVERED BY OTHER CLASSES
  • A23L—FOODS, FOODSTUFFS, OR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASSES A21D OR A23B-A23J; THEIR PREPARATION OR TREATMENT, e.g. COOKING, MODIFICATION OF NUTRITIVE QUALITIES, PHYSICAL TREATMENT; PRESERVATION OF FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS, IN GENERAL
  • A23L17/00—Food-from-the-sea products; Fish products; Fish meal; Fish-egg substitutes; Preparation or treatment thereof
  • A23L17/50—Molluscs
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  • A23—FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS; TREATMENT THEREOF, NOT COVERED BY OTHER CLASSES
  • A23L—FOODS, FOODSTUFFS, OR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASSES A21D OR A23B-A23J; THEIR PREPARATION OR TREATMENT, e.g. COOKING, MODIFICATION OF NUTRITIVE QUALITIES, PHYSICAL TREATMENT; PRESERVATION OF FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS, IN GENERAL
  • A23L17/00—Food-from-the-sea products; Fish products; Fish meal; Fish-egg substitutes; Preparation or treatment thereof
  • A23L17/75—Coating with a layer, stuffing, laminating, binding or compressing of original fish pieces
• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A23—FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS; TREATMENT THEREOF, NOT COVERED BY OTHER CLASSES
  • A23L—FOODS, FOODSTUFFS, OR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASSES A21D OR A23B-A23J; THEIR PREPARATION OR TREATMENT, e.g. COOKING, MODIFICATION OF NUTRITIVE QUALITIES, PHYSICAL TREATMENT; PRESERVATION OF FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS, IN GENERAL
  • A23L19/00—Products from fruits or vegetables; Preparation or treatment thereof
  • A23L19/03—Products from fruits or vegetables; Preparation or treatment thereof consisting of whole pieces or fragments without mashing the original pieces
• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
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  • A23L—FOODS, FOODSTUFFS, OR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASSES A21D OR A23B-A23J; THEIR PREPARATION OR TREATMENT, e.g. COOKING, MODIFICATION OF NUTRITIVE QUALITIES, PHYSICAL TREATMENT; PRESERVATION OF FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS, IN GENERAL
  • A23L27/00—Spices; Flavouring agents or condiments; Artificial sweetening agents; Table salts; Dietetic salt substitutes; Preparation or treatment thereof
• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
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  • A61P3/02—Nutrients, e.g. vitamins, minerals

Definitions

• the present invention relates to a method for altering the flavor of a food product by extracting into a food product at least one substance derived from a solid compound, a liquid or a gas.
• the present invention also relates to a food product with an altered flavor whereby a substance derived from a solid compound, a liquid or a gas was extracted into the food product according to above mentioned method.
• Impregnating or marinating of food in wine, spices, etc. at room temperature or below has been known for centuries.
• One huge disadvantage of this classical method of impregnation is the fact that this process is very slow, and thus very time-consuming. For example, in order to sufficiently impregnate meat with a specific flavor, it must be marinated for 2 to 3 days. Otherwise, the flavor isn't sufficiently absorbed into the meat.
• a vacuum causes the gas that is present in the food product to flow out. Simultaneously, new pores are created, which will be filled by the liquid in which the food product is immersed, as soon as the vacuum state is removed.
• ultra high pressure is used as an aid to open oysters and other shell-fish, without having to heat them or using mechanical tools to open them such as a knife.
• US2007059411 Another example in which pressure is used to impregnate food is described in US2007059411 .
• a vacuum step is combined with a pressure step.
• the pressure is however restricted to 10 until 50000 Pa.
• the main goal of US2007059411 is to impregnate eggs with vitamin C.
• J6030703 describes the use of ultra high pressure of 500 to 12000 atm. to extract coffee and tea.
• the food product is exposed to a high pressure for a predetermined period of time together with the solid compound, the liquid or the gas, and in close proximity thereof.
• the inventors have surprisingly found that ultra high pressure can also be applied to impregnate food products with a certain flavor in a very short time span.
• food products can be impregnated under high pressure with for example aroma molecules, tastes, additives of a liquid, solid compound or a gas.
• the advantage of this technique is that by only using natural products, for example ginger, basil, etc. a food product can completely absorb the taste of these products in a very short time.
• a further advantage of the present invention is that products with a low storage life can also be impregnated given that the time to impregnate them is reduced from a couple of days to a couple of minutes such as for example is the case with shell-fish, more preferably mollusks, most preferably bivalves, such as oysters.
• the food product is chosen from the group consisting of shell-fish, fish, meat, vegetables, fruit, nuts, cereals, eggs, fungi, mushrooms, coffee, dairy, plants, herbs, spices, seaweeds, seeds, flowers and derivates thereof and combinations thereof.
• the food product is chosen from the group of shell-fish, more preferably mollusks, most preferably bivalves.
• Bivalves such as oysters and mussels have a shell consisting of two rounded plates called valves joined at one edge by a flexible ligament called the hinge.
• the solid compound, the liquid or the gas are chosen from the group consisting of food products, vegetables, fruit, meat, fish, shell fish, crustacean, nuts, cheese, cereals, spices, herbs, plants, coloring agents, softening agents, enzymes, gelling agents, wood, flowers, water, bouillon, fumet, vegetable juices, fruit juices, alcoholic drinks, seawater, sugar syrup, oil, molten chocolate, water extracts from cheese, condiments, fond, alcoholic drinks, spirits, liquors, beer, wine, soft drinks, energy drinks, dairy products, CO 2 , helium, N 2 , O 2 , or a combination of two or more thereof.
• the substance is preferably chosen from the group of aromas, aromatic molecules, colorings agents, food additives, taste molecules, health improving components, texture changing components, vitamins, minerals and combinations of two or more thereof.
• the high pressure used in the present invention is preferably between 1000 - 6000 bar, more preferably between 2000 - 6000 bar, more preferably between 3000 - 6000 bar, most preferably between 4000 - 6000 bar.
• the food product, together with the solid compound, the liquid or the gas is exposed to a high pressure for a period of at least one second, preferably at least one minute, more preferably at least 3 minutes, but preferably no more than 5 minutes.
• a time period of 1 second can be applied in order not to damage the food product.
• 1 minute will be sufficient for a food product to absorb a substantial part of the substances from the solid compound, liquid or gas. Three minutes will be even better. Starting from 5 minutes, the amount of substances absorbed by the food product reduces drastically, and no additional benefits are gained from applying the method longer.
• the solid compound, the liquid or the gas is a liquid
• the food product is preferably in direct contact with the liquid.
• the food product can for example be drowned in the liquid. This way, the food product will optimally absorb substances from the liquid.
• the food product is packed together with the solid compound, the liquid or the gas, in a packaging.
• the food product is packed together with the solid compound, the liquid or the gas, in a vacuum packaging.
• the food product is a liquid.
• liquids or fluids can be provided with different aromas, by treating these liquids such as for example water, wine, fruit and vegetable juices, etc. with a liquid, solid compound or gas under pressure.
• the present invention further relates to a food product with an altered flavor whereby a substance derived from a solid compound, a liquid or a gas was extracted into the food product according to above mentioned method.
• the invention can be applied on all sorts of food products.
• shellfish are used. This can be crustaceans, mollusks, bivalves, lobster, cockles, venus shells, scallops, etc.
• bivalves such as mussels or oysters are used.
• One specifically preferred embodiment is focused on oysters.
• the present market for fresh oysters is restricted to the natural fresh oyster.
• the only way to transfer some taste to the oyster is to open these, after which to marinate them of the process them warm with a sauce.
• aromas can be extracted from solid or liquid products.
• a watery extract of ginger can be obtained without the use of heat.
• the solid compounds, liquids, gases preferably contain aroma and taste molecules, but these can also be extended.
• the solid compounds comprise food products such as vegetables, fruit, meat, fish, shell fish, crustacean, nuts, cheese, cereals, spices, herbs, plants, coloring agents, softening agents, enzymes, gelating agents or other additives. Also non-food products such as wood, flowers, etc. are comprised herein. From these solid compounds aromas, tastes, health improving components, texture changing components will be impregnated into a selected food product.
• Liquids that are used can for example be water, bouillon, fumet, vegetable juices, fruit juices, alcoholic drink, seawater, sugar syrop, oil, molten chocolate, water extracts from cheese, et..
• Gasses can for example be CO2, helium, N2, O2, ...
• a fresh oyster was packed vacuum together with a piece of kiwi.
• the oyster was kept at 6000 bar for 1 minute.
• the oyster has a soft taste of kiwi combined with the natural taste of a fresh oyster.
• the texture has slightly evolved because of the high pressure so that an oyster was obtained with a little more bite, which was positively received by the taste panel. (The latter was already known by Johnston et al, 2003)
• a fresh oyster was packed in a vacuum together with champagne.
• the oyster was kept at 6000 bar for 5 minutes.
• the oyster has the taste of the champagne. Furthermore, also the CO2 is absorbed in the oyster, as a result of which a sparkling sensation is experienced upon eating the oyster.
• a piece of lamb meat of 100 g was packed together with 5 grams of seaweed and 20 grams of bouillon. The meat was kept at 6000 bar for one minute.
• the meat is fully impregnated with the taste of the seaweed.
• the eggplant was completely filled with a liquid tasting of eggplant and bouillon.
• the liquid could be drunk from a hole in the eggplant.
• Olive oil was packed together with lemongrass. The mixture was treated with a pressure of 6000 bar for five minutes.
• the olive oil had the taste of lemongrass.

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